The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 1, 2060
Waning Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 AM
3:19 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1694
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 | 335.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 197.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -25.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.41° / -2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.63° / 4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.73° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.