The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 7, 2133
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 AM
6:24 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2598
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 156.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 14m / -23.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.50° / -3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.63° / 5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.24° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.