The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Waxing Gibbous
88.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 PM
4:39 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.9%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1200
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 | 141.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 33.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 27m / 18.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.97° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.40° / 4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.04° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.