The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 9, 2085
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 PM
6:58 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2004
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 166.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 4.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 23.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.72° / 0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.74° / 0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.03° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.