The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 7, 2042
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 PM
9:13 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1472
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 | 195.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.2° / 333.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 27m / 24.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.14° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.79° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.67° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.0° |
| 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.