The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 1, 2074
Waxing Crescent
18.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
9:42 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.0%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1868
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 | 50.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 119.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 17m / -12.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.70° / -1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.08° / 3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.64° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.