The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 9, 2137
Waning Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 PM
9:34 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2647
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 | 205.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 321.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 16m / 19.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.48° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.87° / -3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.64° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| 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.