The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 7, 2087
Waxing Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 AM
8:46 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2029
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 | 34.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 130.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -9.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.51° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.76° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.00° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.