The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 8, 2115
Waxing Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 PM
5:44 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2375
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 21.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 24.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.44° / 1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.88° / -1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.23° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.