The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 1, 1974
First Quarter
49.6% 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
11:48 AM
12:17 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 631
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 | 89.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 80.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 30m / 8.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.36° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.20° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.74° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.