The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 3, 2137
Waxing Gibbous
88.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 PM
4:55 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.2%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2647
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 | 139.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.2° / 32.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 01m / 25.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.34° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.38° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.14° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.