The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 9, 2114
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
8:06 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2363
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 137.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 36m / -19.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.19° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.68° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.