The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 3, 2000
Waning Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
3:18 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 952
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 | 326.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 208.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 34m / -17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.61° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / -4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.72° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.8° |
| 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.