The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 3, 2029
Waning Gibbous
88.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 PM
9:46 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.8%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1311
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 | 218.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 307.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 10.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.61° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.79° / 5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.30° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.