The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 9, 2046
Waxing Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
8:00 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1522
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 | 28.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 138.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -15.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.61° / 0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.53° / 0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.23° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.