The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 9, 2093
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
5:10 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2103
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 26.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 07m / 18.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.37° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.17° / 5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.59° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.