The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 8, 1924
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 AM
8:04 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 13
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 138.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 11m / -14.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.79° / 1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.34° / -1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.39° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.