The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 1, 2169
Waxing Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
8:23 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3043
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.5° / 133.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 26m / -18.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.91° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.45° / 5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.96° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.