The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 2, 2086
Waning Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 PM
9:20 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2016
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 210.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.8° / 316.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 59m / 12.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.55° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.00° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.40° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.