The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 3, 1979
Waxing Crescent
31.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
11:22 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 693
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 | 67.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 101.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 24m / -3.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.29° / -0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.22° / 0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.13° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.