The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 8, 2137
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 PM
9:04 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2647
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 | 194.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 334.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 26m / 23.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.22° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.51° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.