The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 3, 2115
First Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2375
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.2° / 87.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 38m / -0.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.44° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.66° / 6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.93° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| 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.