The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 8, 1985
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 PM
9:27 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 767
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 | 200.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 327.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 51m / 22.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.02° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.61° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.1° |
| 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.