The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 8, 2047
Waxing Gibbous
88.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 PM
4:57 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.1%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1534
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 | 139.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.4° / 32.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 22m / 25.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.98° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / -4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.71° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.