The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 7, 2101
First Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 AM
12:50 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2202
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.4° / 74.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 13m / 12.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.54° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / -4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.65° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| 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.