The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 8, 2096
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 PM
6:58 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2140
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 | 165.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 5.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 19m / 25.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.26° / 2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.84° / -2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.90° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.