The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 2, 2025
Waxing Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 AM
8:20 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1262
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 | 34.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.2° / 134.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 23m / -18.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.15° / -3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.58° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.37° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.