The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 7, 2043
Waning Crescent
12.8% 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
4:50 AM
2:05 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1484
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 | 318.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.9° / 213.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 12m / -25.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.67° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.30° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.24° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.