The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 9, 2127
Waning Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
2:51 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2523
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 | 319.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 215.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -17.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.65° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.47° / -4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.82° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.