The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 8, 2133
Waxing Crescent
4.5% 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
9:37 AM
7:24 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2598
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 | 24.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.4° / 144.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -21.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.48° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.75° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.06° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.