The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 9, 2195
First Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3376
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.2° / 88.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 02m / -1.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.93° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.64° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.56° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.