The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 2, 2112
Waxing Crescent
12.8% 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
10:24 AM
9:01 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2338
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 | 41.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.8° / 127.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -15.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.19° / -2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.33° / 3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.22° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.