The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 9, 1907
Waxing Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 AM
9:58 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -186
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 | 58.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 117.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 14m / -18.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.26° / -2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.11° / 4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.83° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.