The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 7, 1993
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 PM
6:58 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 866
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.5° / 2.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 21.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.43° / -1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / 2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.12° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.