The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 3, 1924
Waning Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
3:02 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 12
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 214.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 09m / -15.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.21° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.88° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.67° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.