The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 1, 2139
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
6:08 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2672
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 160.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 30m / -23.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.57° / -2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.79° / 3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.27° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.