The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 9, 1935
Waxing Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
11:08 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 149
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 | 61.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.7° / 103.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 19m / -0.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.47° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.17° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.76° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.