The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 9, 1928
Waning Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 PM
9:57 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- 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 | 210.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.7° / 317.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 32m / 19.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.16° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.33° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.