The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 8, 2044
Waxing Gibbous
56.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
12:58 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.1%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1497
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 | 96.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 72.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 28m / 12.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.90° / 2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.89° / -2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.73° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.