The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 7, 2195
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 AM
2:04 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3364
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 212.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 16m / -26.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.64° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.77° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.18° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.