The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 7, 2078
Waning Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 AM
12:54 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1917
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 | 286.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.0° / 246.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 10m / -10.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.97° / 2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.07° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.75° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.