The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 2, 1960
Waxing Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 AM
10:07 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 458
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 | 53.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.4° / 114.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 22m / -8.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.42° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.74° / -1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.11° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.