The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 3, 1988
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 PM
7:57 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 804
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 355.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 28.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.52° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.26° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.25° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 318.9° |
| 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.