The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 8, 1931
Waning Gibbous
77.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 PM
10:58 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.2%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 99
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 | 237.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.4° / 291.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 8.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.56° / 2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.46° / -2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.18° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.