The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 7, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
77.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 PM
3:23 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.6%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2239
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 | 123.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.3° / 48.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 21.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.90° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / -3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.77° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.