The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 7, 2049
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
10:06 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1559
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 | 50.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 114.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 31m / -3.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.89° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.95° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.44° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.