The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 3, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 PM
7:21 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2684
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 | 171.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 0.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 17m / 25.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.84° / 2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.60° / -1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.32° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| 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.