The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 1, 1950
Waxing Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 PM
5:40 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 334
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 23.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 26.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.12° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.93° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.