The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 8, 2029
Waning Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:49 AM
12:15 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1311
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 | 285.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 244.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 59m / -17.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.72° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.47° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.03° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.