The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 1, 2088
First Quarter
49.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 AM
12:13 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.7%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2041
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 | 89.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 81.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 35m / 6.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.77° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.56° / -2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.27° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| 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.