The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 1, 2149
Last Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2795
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.0° / 266.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 41m / 0.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.16° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.75° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.35° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.