The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 9, 2173
Waning Crescent
25.0% 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
3:06 AM
1:09 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.0%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3092
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 | 300.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.1° / 231.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 07m / -20.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.88° / -2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.28° / 4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.78° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.