The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 2, 2191
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 PM
12:16 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3315
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.5° / 81.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 3.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.63° / -1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.07° / 2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.04° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.