The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 1, 2105
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 PM
8:25 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2251
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 | 193.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.8° / 335.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.18° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / 5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.94° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.