The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 9, 2179
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
7:25 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3167
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 | 19.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 147.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -14.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.17° / 3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / -4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.10° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.