The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 8, 2191
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 PM
6:40 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3315
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 | 159.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 12.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 27.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.98° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.93° / -4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.19° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 360.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.