The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 9, 2199
Waning Gibbous
60.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 PM
11:58 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.2%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3425
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 | 258.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.5° / 276.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 24m / 5.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.96° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.85° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.