The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 9, 2174
Waxing Crescent
43.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.5%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3105
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 82.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.6° / 86.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 42m / 5.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.97° / 1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.35° / -0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.34° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.