The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 8, 2130
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
4:16 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2560
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 190.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 00m / -20.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.95° / 3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / -3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.77° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.5° |
| 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.