The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 3, 1953
Waning Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 PM
9:59 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 371
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 | 218.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 308.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 36m / 13.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.78° / -0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.06° / 1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.24° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.7° |
| 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.