The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 3, 2118
Waxing Gibbous
82.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 PM
4:03 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.9%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2412
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 | 131.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.3° / 41.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 22.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.13° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.61° / -4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.92° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.