The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 1, 2138
Waning Gibbous
76.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 PM
10:54 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.5%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2659
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 | 238.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.2° / 290.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 42m / 7.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.20° / -0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / 1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.95° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.