The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 2, 2098
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 AM
5:11 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2165
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 169.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 03m / -27.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.95° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.58° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.46° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 342.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.