The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 1, 2098
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
4:16 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2164
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 | 350.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 181.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 09m / -27.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.06° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.76° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.35° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.