The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 2, 2130
Last Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 AM
12:30 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2560
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 264.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 48m / -0.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.07° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.71° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.