The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 9, 1991
Waxing Crescent
11.1% 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
10:17 AM
8:20 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 853
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.0° / 133.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 50m / -19.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.86° / 1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.37° / -1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.45° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.