The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 3, 2026
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 PM
8:25 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1274
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.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 346.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 26.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.33° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.66° / -4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.32° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.