The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 8, 2085
Waxing Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 PM
6:12 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2004
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 | 155.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 16.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 24.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.77° / 1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.07° / -1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.16° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.