The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 2, 2184
Waning Gibbous
78.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 PM
10:44 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.4%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3228
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.8° / 293.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 35m / 8.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.42° / -0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / 1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.92° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.