The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 1, 2132
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 PM
6:21 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2585
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 10.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 29m / 22.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.91° / -0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.52° / 1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.97° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.