The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 1, 2187
Last Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3265
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 266.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 40m / 1.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.64° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.02° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.81° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.