The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 2, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 PM
6:22 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2684
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 | 158.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 14.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 26.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.88° / 3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.93° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.45° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.