The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 4, 2003
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
7:16 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 990
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 145.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -22.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.28° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.91° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.