The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 2, 1988
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% 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
3:49 PM
7:04 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 804
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 | 164.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.6° / 7.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 43m / 28.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.27° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.38° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.