The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 7, 1935
Waxing Crescent
8.9% 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
9:40 AM
8:40 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 149
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 131.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 32m / -12.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.17° / 1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.13° / -1.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.12° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| 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.