The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 8, 2081
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 AM
3:56 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1954
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 | 345.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 185.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 19m / -28.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.22° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.95° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.06° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.