The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 3, 2146
Waning Gibbous
73.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 PM
10:56 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.5%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2758
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.0° / 286.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 4.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.25° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.05° / 2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.65° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.