The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 8, 2039
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 PM
6:21 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1435
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 | 159.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 12.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 23.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.02° / -0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / 1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.11° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.