The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 1, 2000
Waning Crescent
21.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 AM
2:11 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 952
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 | 305.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 231.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -11.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.83° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.47° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.36° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.