The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 8, 2090
First Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
12:02 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2066
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 84.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 57m / 4.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.01° / -1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.63° / 2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.74° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.