The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 3, 2046
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
2:05 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1521
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 | 319.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.7° / 213.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -25.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.85° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.41° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.65° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.