The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 8, 2149
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
4:31 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2795
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 186.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 19m / -20.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.44° / 2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / -2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.58° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.