The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 1, 2168
Last Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3030
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.9° / 269.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 28m / 2.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.38° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.94° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.01° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.9° |
| 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.