The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 1, 1984
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
3:59 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 754
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 190.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -23.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.12° / -0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / 1.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.70° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.