The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 1, 1998
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 AM
8:53 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 928
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 128.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -12.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.00° / 1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.96° / -1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.69° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.