The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 9, 2077
Waning Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 PM
8:28 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1905
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.4° / 343.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 24.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.89° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.15° / -3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.56° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.