The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 2, 2030
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
3:57 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1323
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 | 341.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 191.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 31m / -23.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.39° / -0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.10° / 1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.82° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.