The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 9, 2188
Waxing Gibbous
76.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 PM
3:03 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.7%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3278
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 | 122.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.7° / 52.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 14.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.27° / -3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / 5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.00° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.