The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 2, 2027
Waning Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 AM
1:14 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1286
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 | 303.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 228.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -21.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.86° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.63° / 7.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.68° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.