The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 2, 2051
Waning Gibbous
72.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 PM
10:47 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.6%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1583
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 | 243.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.7° / 284.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 1.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.43° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.97° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.80° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.