The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 3, 2152
Waning Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 AM
2:48 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2832
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 209.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -21.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.04° / -0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / 0.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.65° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.