The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 2, 2033
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 AM
7:10 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1361
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 | 17.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 150.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 03m / -15.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.79° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.03° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.