The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 8, 2156
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 PM
8:51 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2882
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 | 191.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 337.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 08m / 23.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.10° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.01° / -4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.16° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.8° |
| 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.