The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 9, 2038
Waxing Crescent
16.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 AM
9:38 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1423
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 | 48.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 119.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -12.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.83° / -3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.19° / 5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.55° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.