The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 9, 2112
Waxing Gibbous
82.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 PM
3:44 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.8%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2338
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 | 131.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.4° / 44.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 15.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.57° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.63° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.10° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.