The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 3, 1944
Waxing Gibbous
59.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 PM
2:01 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.2%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 260
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 | 100.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 63.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 32m / 4.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.70° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.14° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.18° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.