The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 9, 2183
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 PM
8:05 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3216
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 | 190.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 338.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 03m / 15.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.49° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.61° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.51° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 129.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.