The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 3, 2071
Waxing Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 AM
7:41 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1831
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 | 24.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 143.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 35m / -14.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.41° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.27° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.41° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.