The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 2, 2190
Waning Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 AM
1:59 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3302
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 224.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.53° / -0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.50° / 1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.08° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.