The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 1, 2059
Waning Gibbous
92.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 PM
10:07 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.5%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1682
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 | 211.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.7° / 318.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 07m / 21.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.92° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.21° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.07° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.