The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 1, 2148
Waxing Gibbous
81.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 PM
3:20 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.1%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2783
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 128.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 48.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 13m / 12.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.14° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.06° / 7.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.18° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.