The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 9, 2200
Last Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 AM
11:59 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3426
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 | 272.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 257.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 18m / -9.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.54° / -1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.96° / 2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.78° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.