The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 9, 2152
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
8:07 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2833
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 136.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 39m / -19.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.69° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.36° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.23° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.