The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 3, 2189
Waning Gibbous
98.9% 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
6:15 PM
8:52 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3290
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 | 191.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 338.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 24.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.47° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / -3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.70° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.