The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 8, 2036
Waxing Gibbous
70.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 PM
2:16 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.6%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1398
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 114.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.4° / 60.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 46m / 10.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.33° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.07° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.11° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.