The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 9, 2190
Waxing Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 AM
9:29 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3303
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 122.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 38m / -13.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.85° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.32° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.61° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.