The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 2, 2126
Waxing Gibbous
58.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 PM
1:06 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.2%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2511
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 | 99.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.1° / 73.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 18m / 8.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.36° / 0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / -0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.66° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.