The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 2, 2200
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 PM
8:24 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3426
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 | 194.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.3° / 333.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 15.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.94° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.11° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.78° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.