The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 3, 2044
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:12 AM
8:33 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1497
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 131.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -17.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.85° / -2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / 4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.56° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.