The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 2, 1934
Waning Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 PM
9:14 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 136
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 | 199.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 329.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 17m / 21.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.52° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.67° / -1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.34° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.