The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 3, 2086
Waning Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 PM
9:48 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2016
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 | 221.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 304.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 8.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.61° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.84° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.53° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.4° |
| 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.