The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 7, 2071
Waxing Crescent
32.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 AM
11:34 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.2%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1831
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 | 69.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.0° / 98.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 45m / -0.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.52° / 1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.69° / -0.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.71° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.