The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 8, 2121
Waning Gibbous
79.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 PM
10:18 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.9%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2449
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 233.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.8° / 292.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 48m / 4.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.77° / -3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.84° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.67° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.