The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 8, 2180
Waxing Gibbous
83.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 PM
4:02 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.1%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3179
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 | 131.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.9° / 42.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 20.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.39° / 0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.68° / 0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.54° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.