The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 3, 2133
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
3:09 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2597
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 | 329.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 203.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -22.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.21° / 0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.58° / 0.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.01° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.0° |
| 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.