The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 8, 2176
Waning Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
2:13 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3129
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 | 321.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.9° / 210.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 29m / -26.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.75° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.10° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.54° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.