The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 2, 1911
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 AM
7:08 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -148
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 | 22.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 146.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -24.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.14° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.01° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.