The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 3, 2181
Waning Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 PM
9:12 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3191
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 | 210.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 316.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 59m / 11.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.83° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.46° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.26° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.