The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 2, 2093
Waxing Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
11:16 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2103
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 103.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 32m / -7.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.83° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.87° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.65° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.