The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 2, 2138
Waning Gibbous
67.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 PM
11:14 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.9%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2659
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 249.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.8° / 279.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / 2.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.24° / -1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.59° / 2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.10° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.