The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 2, 2038
Waning Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 AM
3:04 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1422
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 | 323.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.3° / 211.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -17.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.35° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.56° / -3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.15° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.