The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 1, 2163
Waning Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 AM
2:26 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2968
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 220.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 36m / -17.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.91° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.29° / -1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.75° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.