The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 2, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 PM
6:40 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2214
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 | 160.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 11.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 27.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.54° / 3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.78° / -4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.90° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.