The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 9, 2092
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
6:24 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2091
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 160.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 58m / -18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.89° / 2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / -2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.46° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.