The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 2, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 PM
7:27 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1274
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 | 170.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 1.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 11m / 28.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.41° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.00° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.81° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.