The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 9, 1991
Waning Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 AM
12:32 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 841
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 | 291.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.7° / 238.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 26m / -19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.59° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / 7.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.60° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.