The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 8, 2122
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
5:37 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2462
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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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.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 169.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 21m / -21.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.76° / 0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / 0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.55° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.