The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 2, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 PM
7:09 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2449
Events on this date
-
Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.9° / 4.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 26.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.71° / 2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / -2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.12° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.