The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 2, 2091
Waxing Gibbous
90.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 PM
4:41 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.2%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2078
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 | 143.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 32.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 16.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.22° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.13° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.