The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 8, 1932
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
6:03 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 112
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 160.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 57m / -25.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.28° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.06° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.