The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 9, 2122
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
6:49 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2462
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 154.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 18m / -18.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.61° / 1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / -1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.36° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.