The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 2, 2151
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 PM
7:33 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 356,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2820
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 5:58 PM, is deepest at 6:45 PM and ends at 7:32 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,600 km.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 355.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 34m / 24.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.80° / 1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.11° / -0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.05° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.