The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 7, 2046
Waxing Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
5:55 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1522
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 | 5.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 163.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 43m / -23.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.47° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.66° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.60° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.