The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 9, 2076
Waxing Crescent
15.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
9:30 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.5%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1893
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 122.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 36m / -13.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.34° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.53° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.12° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.