The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 7, 2090
Waxing Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2066
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
23° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.4° / 93.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / 1.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.96° / 0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / 0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.91° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.