The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 7, 1965
Waxing Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
9:59 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 520
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 | 52.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 116.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -12.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.14° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.80° / 7.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.82° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.