The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Waning Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
3:01 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1187
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 322.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 213.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 12m / -16.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.23° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.33° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.