The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 2, 2123
Waxing Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
10:31 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2474
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 | 56.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 110.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 32m / -3.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.32° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.73° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.