The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 3, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
57.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 PM
1:00 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.9%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2845
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 | 98.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.0° / 74.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 6.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.46° / -2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.09° / 3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.31° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.