The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 9, 1944
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 PM
8:07 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 260
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 | 171.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 343.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 20.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.85° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.89° / 3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.36° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.