The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 2, 1996
Waxing Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 PM
4:57 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 903
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 29.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 24m / 18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.24° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.81° / 5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.96° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.