The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 3, 2170
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 PM
8:41 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3055
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 | 189.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 340.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 24.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.12° / 2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.31° / -2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.89° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| 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.