The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 1, 2152
Waning Crescent
24.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 AM
1:42 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.8%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2832
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 300.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 235.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 38m / -12.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.09° / 2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.69° / -2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.29° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.