The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 7, 2184
Waning Crescent
33.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 AM
1:14 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3228
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 | 289.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 244.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 24m / -9.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.90° / 4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / -4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.70° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.