The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 2, 2133
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 AM
2:34 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2597
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn 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 | 319.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 215.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 58m / -19.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.37° / 1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / -0.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.83° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.