The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 1, 2131
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
7:41 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2573
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 | 27.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 141.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -19.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.04° / -1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.93° / 2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.59° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.