The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 2, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 PM
6:16 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 359,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2919
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 15.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 25.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.69° / 2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.47° / -2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.63° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.