The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 2, 2045
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 PM
7:24 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1509
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 | 169.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 1.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 11m / 27.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.40° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.19° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.00° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.