The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 7, 2191
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 PM
5:41 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3315
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 23.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 58m / 26.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.99° / 3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / -3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.32° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.