The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 8, 2061
Waning Gibbous
91.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 PM
10:03 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.5%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1707
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 | 213.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.3° / 314.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 47m / 18.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.76° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.97° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.58° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.