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January 8

Day 8 of 366 · ISO week 2 · Capricorn · Winter (Northern Hemisphere)

January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 358 days remain until the year's end. It falls in winter (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Capricorn.

Day of year
8
Days remaining
358
ISO week
2
Zodiac
Capricorn
Season
Winter
Sun declination
-22.3°

External references

Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.

Wikipedia: this day →Britannica: this day →LoC: Today in History →History.com: this day →On-This-Day.com →BBC: On This Day →NYT: this day →Time and Date →NASA APOD archive →U.S. Naval Observatory →Wolfram|Alpha →Wikidata →Google Books →JSTOR →Internet Archive →
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Astronomy

Solar declination through the year — the Sun's apparent latitude on Earth. January 8 ≈ -22.3°
0° +23° −23° -22.3°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).

On January 8 the Sun's declination is approximately -22.3°. At this latitude the Sun is south of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere shorter days than nights.

For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a January 8.

Position in the year

Position in the calendar year — day 8 of 366 (with 358 remaining)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Jan 8

Holidays & observances

No widely-observed holidays catalogued for this day in our base set. See the external almanacs above for region-specific observances.

Events

A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.

Notable births

Notable deaths

Numerical & calendrical curiosities

Day-of-year (8)2^3 · composite (no)
Days remaining (358)2 × 179
Date code DDMMYYYY08012026 · no palindrome in next 200 years
Sun declination-22.29° (Cooper approximation)
Distance from solstice19 days

Cross-references

The 8th of every other month

February 8March 8April 8May 8June 8July 8August 8September 8October 8November 8December 8

Adjacent days

← January 7January 9 →

Days nearby

-30 days · December 9-7 days · January 1+7 days · January 15+30 days · February 7

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