The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 7, 2180
Waxing Gibbous
75.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 PM
3:06 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.4%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3179
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 | 120.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.9° / 52.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.37° / 1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.45° / -1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.68° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.