The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 8, 2046
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 AM
6:58 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1522
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 | 17.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 151.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 33m / -19.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.62° / -0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.68° / 1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.41° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.