The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 9, 2192
Waxing Crescent
24.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 AM
10:01 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.4%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3339
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.3° / 117.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 23m / -18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.35° / -2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.87° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.46° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.