The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 3, 1968
Waxing Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
9:17 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 557
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 124.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 07m / -16.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.04° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.77° / 6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.58° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.