The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 3, 1962
Waning Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
3:08 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 482
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 | 323.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 212.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 20m / -16.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.97° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.45° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.27° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.