The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 2, 2198
Waning Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 AM
12:54 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3401
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.4° / 238.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 12m / -16.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.39° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.03° / 5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.43° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.