The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 7, 1937
Waning Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
1:22 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 173
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 | 303.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 228.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 10m / -20.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.72° / -2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.78° / 4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.13° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.