The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 9, 2193
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 PM
9:16 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3351
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 336.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 25m / 27.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.45° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.06° / -4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.99° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.