The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 8, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
74.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 PM
2:38 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.0%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2573
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 118.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.0° / 56.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 12.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.66° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.75° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.43° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| 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.