The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 2, 2162
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 PM
8:24 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2956
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 | 194.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.0° / 333.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 16.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.07° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.35° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.