The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 1, 2150
Waxing Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
7:51 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2808
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 | 29.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 139.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -19.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.03° / -2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / 3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.77° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.