The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 9, 2099
Waning Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
10:04 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2177
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 | 216.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.8° / 310.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 15.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.33° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.11° / -3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.19° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.