The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 8, 2190
Waxing Crescent
8.3% 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
10:06 AM
8:17 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3303
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 | 33.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.5° / 135.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -19.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.79° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.32° / 7.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.79° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.