The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 9, 1927
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 PM
8:41 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 61
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 | 193.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 339.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 24.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.89° / 1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / -0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.46° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.