The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 1, 2103
Last Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 AM
11:48 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2226
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 259.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 31m / -8.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.66° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.92° / 7.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.38° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.