The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 3, 1952
First Quarter
44.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.9%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 359
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 85.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / 5.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.32° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.86° / -2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.30° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.