The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 8, 2078
Waning Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 AM
1:19 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1917
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 | 297.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 236.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -15.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.91° / 1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.31° / -0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.92° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.