The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 8, 2139
Waxing Gibbous
61.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
1:35 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.3%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2672
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 | 102.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 66.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 48m / 16.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.91° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.06° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.