The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 2, 2161
Waxing Crescent
30.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
11:24 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.9%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2944
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 99.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 15m / 0.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.85° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.02° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.12° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.