The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 2, 2048
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 PM
8:43 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1546
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 | 196.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.0° / 332.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 59m / 18.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.06° / -1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.01° / 3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.84° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.