The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 9, 2055
Waxing Gibbous
82.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 PM
3:44 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.8%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1633
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 131.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.9° / 44.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 15.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.53° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.23° / 7.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.18° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.