The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 8, 2024
Waning Crescent
10.1% 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
5:14 AM
2:24 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1249
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 | 323.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.3° / 209.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 36m / -25.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.11° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.85° / 5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.62° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.