The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 7, 2061
Waning Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 PM
9:29 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1707
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 | 201.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.6° / 327.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 52m / 22.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.08° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.45° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.