The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 8, 2177
Waxing Gibbous
57.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
1:13 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.5%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3142
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 | 98.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 70.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 15.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.33° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.46° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.42° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.