The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 8, 2193
Waxing Crescent
30.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 AM
11:28 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.4%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3340
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 100.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 44m / -1.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.73° / 0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.91° / 0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.70° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.