The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 7, 2057
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
8:07 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1658
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 137.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.67° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.11° / 4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.09° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.