The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 2, 2172
First Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3080
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.3° / 86.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 34m / 0.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.20° / -2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.85° / 4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.84° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.