The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 9, 1976
First Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 AM
12:39 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 656
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° 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 | 91.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.5° / 77.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 10.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.52° / 2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.21° / -2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.20° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.