The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 2, 2131
Waxing Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:21 AM
8:49 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2573
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 | 40.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.0° / 129.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -16.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.89° / -2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.20° / 4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.40° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.