The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 9, 2165
Waning Crescent
12.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
2:50 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2993
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 | 318.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 216.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -16.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.63° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.94° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.43° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.