The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 3, 2134
First Quarter
50.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
12:11 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2610
Events on this date
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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 | 90.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.4° / 82.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 54m / 2.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.32° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.98° / 5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.12° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.