The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 8, 2183
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 PM
7:23 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3216
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.5° / 351.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 17.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.28° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.62° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.62° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 197.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.