The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 3, 2196
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 AM
8:35 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3377
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 131.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -13.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.63° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.50° / -2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.64° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.