The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 7, 2038
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
7:38 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1423
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 | 25.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 142.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -18.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.02° / -2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / 3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.91° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.