The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 2, 2177
Waxing Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
7:53 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3142
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 | 28.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 139.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -16.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.72° / 0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / -0.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.44° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.