The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 7, 2122
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
4:28 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2461
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 183.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 23m / -24.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.18° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / 2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.26° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.