The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 2, 2148
Waxing Gibbous
88.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
4:25 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.7%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2783
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 | 140.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 35.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 15.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.62° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.04° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.