The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 2, 1943
Waning Crescent
20.7% 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
4:14 AM
3:15 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.7%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 247
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 | 306.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 216.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 06m / -12.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.62° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.89° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.79° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.