The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 3, 1947
Waxing Gibbous
83.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 PM
3:43 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.0%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 297
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 | 131.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 43.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 27m / 17.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.64° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / 2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.64° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.