The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 8, 1945
Waning Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
2:29 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 272
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 229.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -10.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.48° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.13° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.