The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 3, 2178
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 PM
7:14 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3154
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 | 171.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 0.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 24.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.80° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.88° / -0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.71° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.