The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 2, 2053
Waxing Gibbous
93.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 PM
5:15 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.6%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1608
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 | 151.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.4° / 23.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 17.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.87° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.10° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.59° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.