The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 2, 1902
Waning Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 AM
12:33 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -260
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 251.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 22m / -10.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.82° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / 2.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.76° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.