The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 9, 2196
Waxing Gibbous
60.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 PM
1:35 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.4%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3377
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 | 101.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.3° / 67.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 48m / 16.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.14° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.83° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.63° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.