The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 8, 2155
Waxing Crescent
31.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
11:30 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.6%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2870
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 | 68.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 100.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 48m / -2.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.41° / -0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.20° / 1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.30° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.