The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 2, 2181
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 PM
8:37 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3191
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 | 198.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.6° / 329.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 10m / 15.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.37° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.13° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.