The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 7, 2076
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 AM
7:00 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1893
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 | 18.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 150.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -21.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.46° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.81° / 4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.49° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.