The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 9, 2147
Waxing Gibbous
57.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 PM
1:00 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.6%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2771
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 98.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.9° / 74.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 48m / 7.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.64° / -3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.56° / 5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.51° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.