The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 8, 2106
Waxing Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
8:55 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2264
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 | 37.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 128.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 43m / -8.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.10° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.20° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.