The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 8, 1946
Waxing Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 AM
10:53 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 285
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 | 62.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.0° / 107.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 33m / -8.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.33° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.54° / 7.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.45° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.