The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 2, 2171
Waning Crescent
16.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
2:08 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.5%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3067
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 222.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.24° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.44° / 0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.28° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.