The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 1, 2182
Waning Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 AM
2:27 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3203
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 221.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 36m / -16.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.73° / 2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.68° / -2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.55° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.