The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 1, 2012
First Quarter
54.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
12:47 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1101
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 | 94.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 75.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 50m / 10.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.56° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.80° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.29° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.