The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 9, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
70.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 PM
2:35 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.0%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2907
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 56.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 35m / 20.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.95° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.19° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.09° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.