The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 7, 2154
Last Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 AM
12:17 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2857
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.6° / 256.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 23m / -8.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.27° / 0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / 0.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.65° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.