The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 7, 1909
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 PM
8:52 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -173
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 336.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 09m / 23.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.48° / 2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / -2.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.40° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.