The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 2, 2014
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 AM
7:14 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1126
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 150.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 04m / -15.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.97° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.80° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.83° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.