The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 9, 2040
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
1:29 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1447
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 | 298.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 235.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 03m / -14.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.61° / 2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.39° / -1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.49° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| 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.