The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 9, 2189
Last Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 AM
12:13 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3290
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 263.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 11m / -3.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.58° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.35° / -4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.53° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.