The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 8, 2103
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 AM
5:29 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2226
Events on this date
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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.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 170.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 15m / -22.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.17° / -0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.14° / 1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.37° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 14.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.