The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 7, 2130
Waning Crescent
7.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
3:24 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2560
Events on this date
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Mars and Jupiter 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 | 328.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 205.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 00m / -18.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.79° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.18° / -4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.58° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.