The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 7, 2152
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
6:06 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2833
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 | 9.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 159.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 58m / -24.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.69° / -3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.53° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.61° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.