The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 9, 2198
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 AM
8:02 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3402
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 | 26.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 139.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -11.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.98° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / -5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.27° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.