The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 7, 2100
Waning Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
2:22 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2189
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 | 324.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.5° / 207.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -27.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.72° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.42° / 7.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.49° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.