The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 2, 2074
Waxing Crescent
26.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 AM
10:42 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.4%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1868
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 | 61.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 108.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 06m / -8.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.28° / -2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / 4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.46° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.