The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 2, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
84.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 PM
4:03 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.2%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1237
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 132.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.8° / 41.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 29m / 20.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.02° / 1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.13° / -0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.76° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.