The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 2, 1939
Waxing Gibbous
86.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 PM
4:12 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.0%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 198
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 | 136.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 38.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 18.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.44° / -0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.47° / 2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.17° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.