The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 2, 2001
First Quarter
47.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.8%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 965
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.0° / 86.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / -1.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.71° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.69° / 7.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.42° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.