The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 9, 2142
Waxing Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 PM
5:20 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2709
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 | 147.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.9° / 26.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 23.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.29° / 0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.80° / 0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.88° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| 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.