The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 2, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 PM
4:17 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1472
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 135.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.6° / 38.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 40m / 21.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.78° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / -1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.97° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.