The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 3, 1995
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
8:18 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 891
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 | 30.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 136.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -11.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.35° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.29° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.45° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.