The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 7, 2051
Waning Crescent
26.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 AM
1:20 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.8%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1583
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 | 297.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 235.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -15.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.11° / 0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / 0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.59° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.