The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 9, 2185
First Quarter
54.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
12:39 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.5%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3241
Events on this date
-
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.7° / 77.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 39m / 5.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.92° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.53° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.90° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.