The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 1, 2056
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 PM
6:31 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1645
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 | 165.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.7° / 7.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 20.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.49° / -2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.44° / 4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.88° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.