The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 7, 1917
Waxing Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 PM
7:29 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -74
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 | 173.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 357.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 45m / 23.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.20° / 0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.57° / -0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.18° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.