The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 9, 2182
Waxing Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 AM
11:21 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3204
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 | 65.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 101.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 37m / 0.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.84° / 2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.82° / -2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.97° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.