The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 1, 1936
First Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 AM
12:21 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 161
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 79.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / 9.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.09° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.91° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.36° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.