The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 8, 2004
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 PM
8:59 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1002
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 | 191.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 337.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 24.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.67° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.50° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.26° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| 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.