The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 2, 2144
Waning Crescent
7.1% 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
5:18 AM
3:21 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2733
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 205.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 39m / -19.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.03° / 2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.95° / -2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.13° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.