The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 2, 2061
Waxing Gibbous
84.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 PM
4:09 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.7%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1707
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 | 133.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.6° / 39.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 21.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.68° / 2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.61° / -2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.18° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.