The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 7, 1943
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
8:04 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 248
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 137.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 18m / -17.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.72° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.89° / -1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.28° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.