The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 7, 2168
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
3:28 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3030
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 203.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 09m / -19.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.93° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.76° / -3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.03° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.