The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 3, 2120
Waxing Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 AM
8:48 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2437
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 | 38.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.2° / 130.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 32m / -14.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.59° / -0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.20° / 1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.69° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.