The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 9, 2187
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
5:31 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3266
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 169.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 25m / -22.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.67° / -0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.08° / 1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.22° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 333.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.