The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 9, 1923
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
7:12 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 12
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 | 22.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 148.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -18.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.55° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.55° / -4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.15° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.