The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 9, 2036
Waxing Gibbous
80.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 PM
3:23 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.3%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1398
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 | 127.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 47.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 14.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.44° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.14° / 7.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.97° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.