The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 2, 2078
Waning Gibbous
81.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 PM
11:01 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.2%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1917
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 231.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.2° / 298.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 32m / 14.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.08° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.99° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.