The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 7, 2022
Waxing Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
11:10 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1225
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 104.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 43m / -7.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.20° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.02° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.57° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.