The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 8, 2167
Waning Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 PM
10:00 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3018
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 | 218.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.9° / 308.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 13.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.72° / 1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / -0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.53° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.