The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 2, 1924
Waning Crescent
19.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 AM
2:17 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.8%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 12
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 307.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 229.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 10m / -12.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.48° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.54° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.49° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.