The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 9, 2140
Waning Gibbous
73.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 PM
10:35 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.0%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2684
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 | 242.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.1° / 282.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / -0.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.41° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.57° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.47° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.