The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 8, 2102
Waning Gibbous
84.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 PM
10:06 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.7%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2214
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 | 226.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 299.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 21m / 8.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.17° / -2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.21° / 3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.89° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.