The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 9, 2169
Waxing Gibbous
81.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 PM
3:38 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.8%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3043
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 | 129.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.5° / 44.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 16.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.23° / -3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.27° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.67° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.