The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 8, 2114
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
6:59 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2363
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 149.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -22.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.99° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / 5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.86° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.