The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 3, 2066
First Quarter
53.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
12:42 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.0%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1769
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 76.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 54m / 11.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.97° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.56° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.65° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.