The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 3, 1980
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 PM
8:36 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 705
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 | 195.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 332.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 58m / 17.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.03° / -2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.13° / 4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.32° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| 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.