The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 7, 2120
First Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 AM
12:21 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2437
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.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 79.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 10.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.02° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.96° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.00° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.