The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 1, 2180
Waxing Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
10:16 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3179
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 | 54.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 112.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -4.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.29° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.53° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.65° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.