The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 9, 2149
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
5:26 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2795
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 172.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 15m / -20.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.46° / 1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / -0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.23° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.