The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 9, 1974
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 PM
9:34 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 631
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 196.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 317.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 27m / 15.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.26° / -3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.98° / 4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.83° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.