The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 1, 1912
Waxing Gibbous
88.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 PM
4:37 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.2%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -136
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 139.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.8° / 34.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 22.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.71° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / -2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.52° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| 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.