The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 1, 1979
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 AM
9:04 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 693
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 | 40.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 126.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 32m / -12.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.32° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / -2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.49° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.