The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 8, 1975
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 AM
2:21 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 643
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 215.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 14m / -21.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.50° / -0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.62° / 1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.74° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.