The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 7, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
90.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 PM
5:09 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.4%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2845
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 | 143.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 29.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 24.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.38° / 2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / -1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.74° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.