The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 2, 2185
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
6:21 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3241
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 | 9.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 159.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 34m / -18.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.14° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / -2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.12° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.