The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 3, 2099
Waxing Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 PM
4:25 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2177
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 | 135.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.8° / 37.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 23.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.11° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.61° / -4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.57° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.