The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 9, 1996
Waning Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 PM
9:45 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 903
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 | 222.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 303.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 06m / 7.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.76° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.21° / 5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.96° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.