The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 9, 2027
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
7:14 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1287
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 | 20.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 147.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -18.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.29° / -1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.63° / 2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.03° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.