The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 3, 2075
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 PM
8:46 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1880
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 | 194.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 334.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 00m / 20.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.82° / 0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.95° / 0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.17° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.