The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 7, 2095
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 AM
6:54 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2128
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 151.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 33m / -22.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.17° / -3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.69° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.68° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.