The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 3, 1943
Waning Crescent
12.1% 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
5:23 AM
3:59 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 247
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 | 319.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 200.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 04m / -15.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.10° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.97° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| 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.