The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 8, 1936
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 PM
7:47 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 161
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 11:27 AM, is deepest at 1:09 PM and ends at 2:51 PM. Totality lasts from 12:57 PM to 1:21 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 100.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 350.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 22.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.64° / -0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / 1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.40° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 214.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.