The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 2, 2020
First Quarter
45.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1200
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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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 | 84.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.0° / 89.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / -2.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.43° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.99° / 7.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.77° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.