The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 3, 1946
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 AM
5:30 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 285
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 168.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 05m / -23.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.89° / -1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / 2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.37° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.