The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 9, 1908
Waning Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 PM
9:20 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -174
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 | 201.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 331.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 24.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.76° / 1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.36° / -0.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.78° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.