The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 7, 2060
Waxing Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 AM
10:03 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1695
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,900 km.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 116.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 53m / -12.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.84° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.59° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.15° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.