The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 2, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 PM
4:13 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1843
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 138.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 37.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 15.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.40° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.53° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.92° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.1° |
| 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.