The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 9, 2051
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 AM
2:48 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1583
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 | 321.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 213.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -19.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.44° / 2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.30° / -2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.95° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.