The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 3, 2028
Waxing Crescent
37.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1299
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 | 74.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.8° / 93.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 45m / 3.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.70° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.26° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.