The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 9, 2073
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
7:00 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1856
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 | 15.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 151.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -16.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.89° / 2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.13° / -2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.09° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.