The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 9, 1931
New Moon
0.3% 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
8:15 AM
5:03 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 111
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 170.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 17m / -28.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.39° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.19° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 330.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.