The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 2, 1908
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
4:14 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -186
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 189.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -21.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.12° / 1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / -1.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.82° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.