The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 3, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
93.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 PM
5:18 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.8%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1843
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 | 151.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.6° / 23.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 17.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.71° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.44° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.79° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.