The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 7, 2171
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 AM
6:41 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3068
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 | 16.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 152.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 28m / -23.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.47° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.79° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.