The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 2, 2085
First Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2004
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 82.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 25m / 8.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.96° / 5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.56° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.03° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| 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.