The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 7, 1949
First Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
12:32 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 322
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
-
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 78.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 13m / 6.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.43° / -1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / 2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.54° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.