The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 7, 1981
Waxing Crescent
2.2% 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
8:49 AM
7:00 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 718
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.3° / 151.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 26m / -18.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.31° / 0.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.67° / 0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.17° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| 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.