The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 8, 2111
Waning Crescent
2.8% 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
6:10 AM
4:15 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2325
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 191.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 55m / -19.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.77° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.11° / -4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.97° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.