The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 9, 1938
First Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 AM
12:34 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 186
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 | 91.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.5° / 77.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 09m / 11.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.25° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.23° / -3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.65° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.