The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 1, 2166
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
5:08 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3005
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 178.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 18m / -18.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.30° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.87° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.