The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 1, 2181
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 PM
7:59 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3191
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 187.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 342.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 20m / 17.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.09° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.77° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.00° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 133.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.