The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 9, 2052
First Quarter
53.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 PM
12:40 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.7%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1596
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 | 94.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.9° / 76.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 27m / 8.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.22° / -0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.15° / 1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.19° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.