The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 8, 2159
Waning Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 PM
10:25 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2919
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 | 238.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.8° / 286.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 1.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.61° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.74° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.14° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.