The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 2, 2075
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 PM
8:00 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1880
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 2:44 AM, is deepest at 4:52 AM and ends at 7:00 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.5° / 346.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 08m / 21.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.77° / -0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.71° / 1.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.04° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.