The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 8, 1995
First Quarter
50.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 AM
12:29 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.6%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 891
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.5° / 78.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 05m / 9.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.52° / 2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / -1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.58° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.