The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 8, 2101
Waxing Gibbous
63.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 PM
1:52 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.2%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2202
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 | 105.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.5° / 64.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 58m / 17.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.47° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.22° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.49° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.