The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 2, 1903
Waxing Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
9:09 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -247
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 125.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -9.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.83° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.50° / -4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.35° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.