The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 9, 1993
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
7:12 PM
8:30 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 866
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 | 196.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.1° / 331.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 28m / 15.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.66° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.19° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.13° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.