The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 9, 1944
Waning Crescent
31.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 AM
3:08 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 271
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 237.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 44m / 0.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.66° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.59° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.36° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.