The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 2, 2197
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:51 PM
6:26 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3389
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 | 160.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 12.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 24.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.31° / 1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / -0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.03° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.