The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 9, 2057
Waxing Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
10:20 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1658
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
23° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 112.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 15m / -9.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.83° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.06° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.73° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.