The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 9, 2042
Waning Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
10:16 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1472
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.1° / 309.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 06m / 16.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.77° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.98° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.93° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.