The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 8, 2141
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
6:02 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2697
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. 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 | 5.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 164.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 41m / -19.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.55° / 1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / -1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.73° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.