The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, January 7, 2034

Waning Gibbous

90.5% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
61°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
90.5%
Age
16.9 days
Distance
388,400 km
Apparent size
30.8′
Constellation
Leo
Lunation number
1373

Events on this date

  1. Saturn at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

Exact values

For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun215.80°
Phase angle35.86°
Illuminated fraction90.52%
Altitude / azimuth-24.9° / 310.0°
Right ascension / declination9h 38m / 10.51°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude143.27° / -3.44°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.30° / 5.31°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-30.25° / 1.52°
Position angle of the axis19.9°
Position angle of the bright limb114.7°
Apparent magnitude-11.8

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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