The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 8, 2031
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 PM
7:33 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1336
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 350.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 18.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.56° / -3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.19° / 5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.45° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 196.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.