The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 9, 1924
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
9:09 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 13
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 | 41.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 125.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -11.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.32° / 0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.72° / 0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.21° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| 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.