The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 3, 2083
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 PM
7:47 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1979
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.9° / 355.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 26.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.87° / 3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.14° / -3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.42° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.