The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 9, 1909
Waning Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 AM
3:18 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -162
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 | 324.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 213.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -13.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.80° / 2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.76° / -2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.40° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.