The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 1, 2189
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 PM
7:03 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3290
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 | 168.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 4.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 25.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.77° / 1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / -1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.56° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.9° |
| 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.