The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 9, 1919
First Quarter
53.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
12:43 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.0%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -49
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 75.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 14m / 12.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.73° / 4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.55° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.45° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.