The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 2, 2081
Last Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 AM
12:12 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1954
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.8° / 256.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 02m / -8.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.40° / -1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / 3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.01° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.