The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 7, 1906
Waxing Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
4:56 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -210
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.7° / 29.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 17.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.15° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.48° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.54° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.