The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 2, 2034
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 PM
5:22 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1373
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 | 152.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.4° / 22.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.54° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.74° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.38° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.