The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 2, 2082
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
8:58 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1967
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 127.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -14.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.86° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.71° / 2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.13° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.