The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 2, 2115
Waxing Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:56 AM
11:44 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2375
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 | 73.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 98.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 50m / -6.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.33° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.63° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.09° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.