The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 2, 1944
First Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 PM
12:54 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 260
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.5° / 76.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 40m / -0.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.98° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.62° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.34° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.