The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 9, 1918
Waning Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
2:15 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -62
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.4° / 214.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 20m / -23.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.13° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.48° / 3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.66° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.