The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 2, 2120
Waxing Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
7:30 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 359,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2437
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 | 24.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 144.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -20.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.69° / -1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.43° / 2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.88° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.