The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 3, 2132
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 PM
8:34 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2585
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 | 189.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.5° / 340.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 23.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.28° / 1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.26° / -1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.28° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.