The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 7, 2086
Last Quarter
54.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 AM
11:27 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2016
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.1° / 262.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 41m / -9.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.22° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.11° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.