The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 3, 2151
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 PM
8:39 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2820
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.9° / 339.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 41m / 23.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.06° / 2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.84° / -2.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.08° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.1° |
| 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.