The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 9, 1957
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 PM
12:53 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 421
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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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 | 94.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.3° / 74.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 11.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.95° / 2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.75° / -2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.86° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| 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.