The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 2, 2044
Waxing Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 AM
7:27 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1497
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 | 25.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 143.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -21.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.51° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.31° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.75° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.