The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 2, 1987
Waxing Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 AM
8:29 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 792
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 133.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -19.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.14° / -4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.81° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.96° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.