The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 3, 2079
New Moon
0.3% 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
8:34 AM
5:32 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1930
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 Saturn close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 165.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 22m / -26.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.27° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.08° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.09° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 310.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.