The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 2, 2173
Waning Gibbous
89.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 PM
10:21 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.5%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3092
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 | 217.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.7° / 311.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.33° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / -4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.70° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.