The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 7, 2106
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 AM
7:55 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2264
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 | 25.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 140.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -12.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.65° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.38° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.