The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 3, 1938
Waxing Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
7:26 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 186
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 146.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -15.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.78° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / -4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.69° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.