The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 8, 1951
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
6:24 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 347
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 157.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 11m / -24.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.64° / -3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / 6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.25° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.