The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 7, 2151
Waning Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 PM
11:28 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2820
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 | 244.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.0° / 285.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 39m / 8.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.99° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.80° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.60° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.