The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 9, 1952
Waxing Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 PM
6:12 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 359
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 | 152.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.9° / 18.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 27.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.26° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.58° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.43° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.