The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 7, 2158
First Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 AM
12:08 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2907
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 80.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 46m / 10.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.49° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.95° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.40° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.