The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 3, 2082
Waxing Crescent
19.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 AM
9:59 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.4%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1967
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 | 52.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 115.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 31m / -9.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.96° / -0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.65° / 1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.95° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.