The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Waning Gibbous
78.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 PM
10:40 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.1%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1274
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.7° / 291.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 58m / 6.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.36° / -0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.60° / 1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.83° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.