The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 7, 2077
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 PM
6:42 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1905
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 | 163.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 8.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 24.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.05° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / -0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.70° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.