The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 3, 2199
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:39 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3414
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 84.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 24m / 6.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.16° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.98° / -4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.51° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.