The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 7, 1927
Waxing Crescent
19.0% 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
10:55 AM
9:55 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.0%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 50
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 | 51.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 117.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 45m / -12.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.79° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.22° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.44° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.