The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 8, 1969
Waning Gibbous
78.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 PM
10:47 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.4%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 569
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 | 235.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.3° / 292.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 03m / 7.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.72° / 1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.76° / -1.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.77° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.