The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 3, 1942
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 PM
8:18 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 235
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.8° / 336.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 17.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.57° / -3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.11° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.90° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.