The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 9, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 PM
5:32 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1299
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 | 146.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.4° / 25.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 26.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.45° / 3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.74° / -4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.38° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.