The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 8, 2116
Waning Crescent
32.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 AM
12:58 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.6%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2387
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 | 290.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.4° / 242.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 23m / -13.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.05° / 0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.75° / 0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.20° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.