The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 7, 1956
Waning Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
1:17 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 408
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 | 301.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.4° / 231.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -19.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.78° / -2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.26° / 4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.76° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.