The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 9, 2089
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 AM
3:59 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2053
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 | 336.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 196.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 47m / -18.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.99° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.98° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.57° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.