The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 3, 2111
Last Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 AM
12:42 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2325
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 259.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 10m / -2.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.14° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.27° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.08° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.