The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 3, 2103
Waning Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 AM
12:45 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2226
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 | 293.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 238.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 08m / -18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.17° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.65° / 7.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.71° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.