The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 9, 2156
Waning Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 PM
9:22 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2882
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 326.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 57m / 20.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.96° / 2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.39° / -3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.29° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.