The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 1, 1941
Waxing Crescent
16.1% 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
10:14 AM
9:35 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 223
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 120.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 57m / -9.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.12° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.63° / -3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.92° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.