The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 8, 1992
Waxing Crescent
12.1% 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
9:44 AM
9:10 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 854
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 | 40.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 125.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 55m / -8.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.08° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / -4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.68° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.