The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 2, 2039
First Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 PM
12:30 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1435
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.0° / 80.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 09m / 1.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.47° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.96° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.