The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 1, 2041
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
4:00 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1459
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 | 344.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 187.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 44m / -26.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.48° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / 4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.11° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.3° |
| 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.