The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 1, 2002
Waning Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 PM
9:57 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 977
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 210.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.2° / 319.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 00m / 20.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.42° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.92° / -3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.84° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.