The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 7, 1962
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
6:59 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 483
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 151.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -18.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.07° / 1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / -0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.98° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.