The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 2, 2036
Waxing Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
9:15 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1398
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 | 44.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.2° / 123.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -12.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.23° / 0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / 0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.08° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.