The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 3, 2061
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 PM
5:27 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1707
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,200 km.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 25.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 25.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.32° / 3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.76° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.05° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.