The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 8, 2087
Waxing Crescent
16.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
9:54 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2029
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 | 47.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 116.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 25m / -4.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.43° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.82° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.