The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 8, 1930
Waxing Gibbous
56.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
12:53 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.1%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 87
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 | 96.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.3° / 74.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 33m / 8.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.55° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.33° / 2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.18° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| 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.