The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 9, 2123
Waxing Gibbous
92.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
5:29 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.5%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2474
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,700 km.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 24.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 04m / 23.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.11° / 0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.22° / -0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.68° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.