The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 7, 2098
Waxing Crescent
21.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 AM
10:17 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2165
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 | 55.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 113.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 05m / -9.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.59° / -3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.54° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.