Reference for Rosh Hashanah 49:8
א"ר יוחנן מ"ט דבי רבי דכתיב (תהלים קד, יט) עשה ירח למועדים שמש ידע מבואו שמש הוא דידע מבואו ירח לא ידע מבואו
R'Johanan said: What is the reason of the house of Rabbi?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Rabbi was a descendent of Rabban Gamaliel.');"><sup>15</sup></span> Because it is written, Who appointest the moon for seasons, the sun knoweth his going down.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ps. CIV, 19.');"><sup>16</sup></span> It is the sun which knows its going down, but the moon does not know its going down.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., its speed varies.');"><sup>17</sup></span>
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