The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 7, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 PM
6:52 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1336
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 | 168.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 3.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 24m / 20.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.66° / -2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.83° / 4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.68° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.