The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 9, 2082
Waxing Gibbous
73.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 PM
3:02 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.4%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1967
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 | 117.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.4° / 52.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 21.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.69° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.98° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.