The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 9, 1912
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
5:38 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -124
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 | 11.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.7° / 162.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 55m / -28.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.87° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.26° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.43° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.