The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 3, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 PM
5:28 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1472
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 | 147.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 25.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 25.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.23° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.86° / -3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.84° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.