The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 9, 2199
Waxing Gibbous
93.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 PM
5:35 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.7%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3414
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 150.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 22.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 19m / 21.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.33° / -1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.72° / 3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.63° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.