The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 2, 2152
Waning Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
2:13 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2832
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 222.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.18° / 1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.63° / -0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.47° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.