The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 8, 2126
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 PM
6:51 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2511
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 | 171.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.1° / 0.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 39m / 18.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.31° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.84° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.8° |
| 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.