The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 3, 2135
Waning Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 PM
10:43 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2622
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,800 km.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 225.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.0° / 304.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 08m / 16.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.17° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.34° / -5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.26° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.