The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 8, 2076
Waxing Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
8:16 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1893
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 | 32.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.9° / 135.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 37m / -18.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.54° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.81° / 5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.30° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.