The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 8, 1928
Waning Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 PM
9:16 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 62
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 330.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 22.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.76° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / -4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.20° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.