The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 3, 2085
Waxing Gibbous
57.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 PM
1:07 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.3%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2004
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 | 98.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 71.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 15m / 13.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.32° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.77° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.87° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.