The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 9, 2010
Waning Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 AM
12:50 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1076
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 | 297.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 233.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -21.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.75° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.58° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.40° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.