The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 8, 2092
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 AM
5:20 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2090
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 175.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 58m / -19.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.61° / 3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / -3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.35° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.