The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 9, 1947
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 AM
3:19 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 308
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 | 327.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 210.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -15.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.28° / 0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / -0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.84° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.