The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 8, 2152
Waxing Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
7:06 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2833
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 | 20.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 147.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 50m / -22.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.74° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.49° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.42° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.