The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 2, 2182
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 AM
3:20 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3203
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 | 327.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 207.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -18.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.33° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.73° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.