The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 7, 2127
Waning Crescent
30.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 AM
1:18 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.5%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2523
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.7° / 240.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 34m / -12.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.04° / 2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.90° / -2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.47° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.