The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 2, 2129
Waxing Gibbous
92.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
5:06 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.5%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2548
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 26.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 17.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.87° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.69° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.