The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 1, 2164
First Quarter
53.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
12:33 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.7%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2981
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 78.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 55m / 5.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.87° / -0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.00° / 1.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.38° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.