The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 2, 2107
First Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 PM
12:27 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2276
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.7° / 79.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 47m / 7.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.50° / 1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.06° / -1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.46° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.