The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 9, 1981
Waxing Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 AM
9:11 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 718
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 125.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 16m / -12.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.31° / -1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.93° / 3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.80° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.