The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 1, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 PM
5:45 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2214
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 23.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 33m / 26.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.67° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.16° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.03° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.