The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 7, 2148
Waning Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 PM
8:55 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2783
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 | 199.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 327.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 35m / 17.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.74° / -1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / 2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.60° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.