The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 7, 2138
Waning Crescent
18.6% 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
4:00 AM
1:27 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2659
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 222.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 31m / -24.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.42° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.21° / 7.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.92° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.