The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 8, 2001
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 PM
6:33 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 965
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 | 163.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 8.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 22.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.40° / -1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.29° / 2.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.58° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.