The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 8, 2032
Waning Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 AM
1:38 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1348
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 | 303.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.7° / 229.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 17m / -17.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.67° / 0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.73° / 0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.96° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.