The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 9, 2154
Waning Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
1:16 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2857
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.2° / 230.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -19.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.68° / -2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.26° / 3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.98° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.