The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 3, 1927
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
5:15 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 49
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 172.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 46m / -23.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.46° / -0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / 1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.18° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.