The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 3, 2054
Waning Crescent
23.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 AM
1:55 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.9%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1620
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 | 301.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 234.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 57m / -11.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.23° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.17° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.00° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.