The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 1, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 PM
5:14 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2684
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 | 145.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 28.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 25.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.73° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.06° / -4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.58° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.