The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 7, 2177
First Quarter
46.7% 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
11:29 AM
12:05 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3142
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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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 | 86.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 81.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 43m / 10.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.77° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.87° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.57° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| 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.