The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 3, 2150
Waxing Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
9:57 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2808
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 | 53.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.4° / 116.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 39m / -13.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.33° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.10° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.41° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.