The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 3, 1954
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
3:54 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 383
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 | 342.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 189.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 41m / -25.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.76° / -2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / 4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.94° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.