The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 2, 2125
Waning Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
3:55 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2498
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 | 337.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 195.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 18m / -20.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.17° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.17° / -2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.49° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.