The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 3, 1931
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 PM
7:20 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 99
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 3.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 04m / 28.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.99° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.46° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.