The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 9, 2133
Waxing Crescent
9.3% 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
10:10 AM
8:26 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2598
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 | 35.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.5° / 133.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -17.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.58° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.87° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.