The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 3, 2176
Last Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
11:44 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3129
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.1° / 262.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 31m / -7.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.13° / -4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.86° / 6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.69° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.