The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 9, 2041
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 PM
12:35 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1460
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.3° / 77.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 30m / 6.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.37° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.70° / 4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.46° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.