The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 9, 2186
Waning Gibbous
78.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 PM
10:53 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.2%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3253
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.2° / 292.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 11m / 8.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.38° / 3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.74° / -3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.47° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.