The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 9, 2196
Waning Gibbous
81.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 PM
10:47 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.6%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3388
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 | 230.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.4° / 301.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 43m / 15.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.20° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.83° / 4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.98° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.