The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 8, 2107
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 PM
6:47 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2276
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 | 169.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 1.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 33m / 18.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.74° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.35° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.64° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.