The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 1, 2040
Waning Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 PM
9:39 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1447
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.3° / 326.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 32m / 23.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.63° / 4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / -4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.29° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.