The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 7, 2079
Waxing Crescent
19.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
9:57 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.3%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1930
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 116.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 50m / -12.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.37° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.26° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.35° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.