The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 8, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 PM
6:15 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2845
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 | 155.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 16.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 35m / 26.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.37° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.43° / -3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.61° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| 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.