The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 3, 2052
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
7:16 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1596
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 | 18.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 148.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 12m / -14.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.78° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.23° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.