The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 7, 2155
Waxing Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
10:22 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2870
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 | 55.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.4° / 112.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 00m / -8.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.83° / -2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.80° / 3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.47° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.