The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 3, 2195
Last Quarter
46.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 AM
11:56 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.5%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3364
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 | 274.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 255.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 57m / -11.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.50° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.04° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.49° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.