The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 8, 1911
First Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
12:43 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -148
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 76.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 28m / 7.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.01° / -2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / 3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.99° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.