The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 2, 2076
Waning Crescent
18.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 AM
2:14 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.7%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1892
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 | 308.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 227.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -14.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.07° / 3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.03° / -3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.57° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.