The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 8, 2070
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
2:36 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1818
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 | 317.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 216.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 20m / -18.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.43° / 2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.33° / -2.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.58° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.