The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 7, 2183
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 PM
6:36 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3216
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 | 167.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.0° / 4.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 18.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.90° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.46° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.75° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.