The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 8, 2171
Waxing Crescent
6.2% 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
9:53 AM
7:48 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3068
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 140.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 23m / -20.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.59° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.60° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.