The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 8, 1910
Waning Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
2:53 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -161
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 206.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 51m / -23.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.26° / -0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / 1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.16° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.