The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 1, 2077
First Quarter
49.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
12:01 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.9%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1905
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.8° / 84.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 50m / 0.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.68° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.98° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.55° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.