The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 7, 2139
First Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 AM
12:23 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2672
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.5° / 78.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 56m / 10.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.10° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / -5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.21° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.