The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 2, 2049
Waning Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 AM
3:57 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1558
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
47° 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 | 340.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.3° / 192.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -22.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.98° / 0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.53° / 0.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.62° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.