The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 8, 2128
Waxing Crescent
43.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.3%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2536
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 | 82.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 88.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 39m / 2.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.81° / -1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.11° / 3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.47° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.