The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 9, 2181
Waning Crescent
38.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 AM
12:28 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.7%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3191
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 | 283.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 247.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 02m / -13.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.01° / -1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / 2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.14° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.