The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 1, 2055
Waxing Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
9:00 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1633
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 | 41.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 126.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 42m / -14.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.09° / -0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.67° / 1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.46° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.