The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 9, 1964
Waning Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 AM
1:52 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 507
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
-
Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 231.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -14.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.72° / 4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.40° / -4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.45° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| 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.