The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 3, 2036
Waxing Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
10:12 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1398
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 113.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 41m / -9.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.21° / -1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / 2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.90° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.