The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
6:41 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1052
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 154.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 24m / -21.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.08° / -2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / 3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.85° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.