The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 9, 2135
Waning Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 AM
1:25 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2622
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 | 303.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 228.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -19.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.55° / -1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / 2.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.18° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.