The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 3, 1933
First Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
12:21 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 124
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 | 90.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 80.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / 7.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.18° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / -2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.94° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.