The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 1, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
6:14 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2449
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 | 155.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 17.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 03m / 26.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.16° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.43° / -4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.25° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.