The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 7, 2027
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
5:10 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1286
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 171.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 09m / -25.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.63° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.04° / 4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.59° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 15.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.