The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 8, 2175
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 PM
9:10 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3117
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 | 198.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 329.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 40m / 21.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.85° / 2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / -2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.94° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.