The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 1, 2079
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
3:44 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1929
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 190.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -26.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.83° / -3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.35° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.54° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.