The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 2, 2090
Waxing Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
7:24 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2066
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 146.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -15.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.71° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.01° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.79° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.