The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 9, 1966
Waning Gibbous
90.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 PM
10:09 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.8%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 532
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 215.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.4° / 313.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 18.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.03° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.75° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.92° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.