The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 1, 2044
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 AM
6:23 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1497
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 | 14.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 155.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 52m / -25.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.30° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.43° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.93° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.