The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 3, 2060
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 AM
5:10 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1695
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 170.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 59m / -27.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.24° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.89° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 351.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.