The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 2, 2188
Waxing Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
9:09 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3278
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 124.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 03m / -16.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.93° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.43° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.13° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.