The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 1, 2183
First Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 PM
12:38 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3216
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 77.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 03m / 5.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.72° / -0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / 2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.58° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.