The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 9, 2108
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 AM
2:48 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2288
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 | 319.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 215.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 28m / -17.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.11° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.01° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.