The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 2, 1990
Waxing Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
11:27 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 829
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 100.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 18m / -1.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.69° / 2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / -2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.87° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.