The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 8, 2150
Waxing Gibbous
72.1% 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
1:35 PM
2:24 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.1%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2808
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 | 116.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.6° / 58.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 11.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.46° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.61° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.