The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 8, 2179
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
6:24 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3167
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 | 8.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 160.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 53m / -17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.82° / 2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.86° / -2.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.28° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.