The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 7, 2117
Waxing Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
10:01 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2400
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.4° / 115.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 52m / -10.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.23° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.39° / 5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.90° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.