The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 1, 2174
Waning Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
3:00 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3104
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 199.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -27.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.88° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.97° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.21° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.