The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 9, 1955
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 PM
8:34 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 396
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 | 195.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 331.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 24m / 16.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.32° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / 4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.54° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.5° |
| 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.