The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 8, 2118
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 PM
8:50 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2412
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 | 190.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 339.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 05m / 24.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.16° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / -5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.73° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.