The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 2, 2101
Waxing Crescent
9.5% 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
10:02 AM
8:32 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.5%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2202
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 | 35.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 132.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 23m / -16.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.00° / -1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.82° / 2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.50° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.