The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 9, 2118
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 PM
9:28 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2412
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 | 202.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.6° / 325.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 01m / 20.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.73° / 3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / -4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.86° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.