The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 1, 2126
First Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 PM
12:10 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2511
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.6° / 82.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / 5.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.45° / 1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.16° / -1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.81° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.