The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 2, 2040
Waning Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 PM
10:16 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1447
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.0° / 314.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 23m / 20.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.69° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.43° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.