The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 3, 2117
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
5:50 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2400
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 | 8.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 161.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 37m / -26.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.62° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.14° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.64° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.