The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 9, 2121
Waning Gibbous
71.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 PM
10:39 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.8%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2449
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 | 244.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.3° / 281.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / -1.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.60° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.82° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.6° |
| 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.