The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 9, 2029
Waning Crescent
26.7% 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
3:01 AM
12:53 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1311
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 | 297.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.7° / 232.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -21.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.67° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.31° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.20° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.