The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 2, 1950
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 PM
6:43 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 334
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 | 160.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.5° / 11.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 27.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.62° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.80° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.