The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 2, 2158
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
7:29 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2907
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 | 23.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 144.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -18.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.05° / -0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.67° / 1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.26° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.