The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 2, 1956
Waning Gibbous
73.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 PM
10:41 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.1%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 408
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 | 242.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.8° / 284.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 52m / 1.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.77° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.98° / 7.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.97° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.