The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 9, 2120
Waxing Gibbous
69.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 PM
2:33 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.4%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2437
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 | 112.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.3° / 57.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 20.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.43° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.01° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.70° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.