The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 8, 2123
Waxing Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 PM
4:21 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2474
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 | 134.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.6° / 38.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 22.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.53° / 2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.07° / -1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.81° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.