The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 9, 2066
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 PM
6:29 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1769
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 158.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 13.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 25.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.55° / 1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.16° / -1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.80° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.