The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 7, 2187
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
3:54 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3265
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 | 338.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 194.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 41m / -21.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.62° / 2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / -1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.84° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.