The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 2, 1942
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 PM
7:32 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 235
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.4° / 349.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 18.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.30° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.77° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 179.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.