The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 2, 2153
First Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
12:01 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2845
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.3° / 84.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / 1.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.64° / -3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.29° / 4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.46° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.