The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 7, 2147
Waxing Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 AM
11:55 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2771
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 95.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 06m / -1.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.77° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.07° / 3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.83° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.