The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 3, 2069
Waxing Gibbous
82.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 PM
3:50 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.9%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1806
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 | 131.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 43.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 18.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.97° / -0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / 1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.63° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.