The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 7, 1916
Waxing Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
8:38 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -86
Events on this date
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 2.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 132.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 31m / -13.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.86° / 1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.02° / -0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.90° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.