The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 8, 2166
First Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3006
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 86.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 55m / 2.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.56° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.49° / 5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.87° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.