The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 7, 1946
Waxing Crescent
18.0% 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
10:52 AM
9:46 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.0%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 285
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 | 49.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 119.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 42m / -13.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.81° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.63° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.