The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 9, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 PM
5:34 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2239
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 | 148.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 24.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 24.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.88° / 1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / -1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.50° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| 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.