The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 2, 1906
First Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
12:14 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- -210
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.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.8° / 82.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 52m / 1.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.40° / -4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / 6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.26° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.