The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 9, 1929
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 AM
4:07 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 74
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 | 345.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 185.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 20m / -26.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.55° / -2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.81° / 4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.16° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.