The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 2, 2060
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 AM
4:09 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1694
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 | 347.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 184.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 58m / -26.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.65° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.49° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.92° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.