The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 8, 2088
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 PM
7:43 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2041
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.2° / 344.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 16.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.62° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.47° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.67° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 152.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.