The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 9, 1945
Waning Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 AM
2:59 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 272
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 | 304.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 216.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 30m / -14.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.79° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / -4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.30° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.