The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 9, 2138
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
3:17 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2659
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 | 336.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.4° / 195.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 40m / -28.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.67° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.29° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.