The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 3, 2109
Waxing Crescent
6.1% 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
9:15 AM
8:01 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2301
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 | 28.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 138.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -13.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.48° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.65° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.98° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.