The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 8, 1948
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 AM
3:04 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 309
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 201.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 09m / -25.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.56° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / 3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.60° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.