The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 8, 2134
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 PM
5:49 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2610
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 20.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 25.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.08° / 2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.46° / -1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.42° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.