The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 9, 2022
First Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
12:14 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1225
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.3° / 82.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 15m / 4.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.84° / -3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.37° / 5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.24° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.