The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 9, 2129
Waning Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 PM
10:12 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2548
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 | 224.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.8° / 302.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 25m / 10.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.10° / 0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / 0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.24° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.