The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 9, 2102
Waning Gibbous
76.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 PM
10:28 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.9%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2214
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.2° / 288.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 2.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.53° / -3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.10° / 4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.04° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.