The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 8, 2065
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
7:39 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1757
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 | 23.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 143.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 00m / -16.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.74° / 0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / 0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.60° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.