The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 2, 2175
Waxing Gibbous
77.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 PM
3:21 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.9%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3117
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 | 123.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.4° / 48.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 21.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.13° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.24° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.84° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.