The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 8, 1947
Waning Gibbous
96.5% 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
7:14 PM
9:26 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 297
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.0° / 327.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 50m / 22.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.82° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.97° / -4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.99° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.6° |
| 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.