The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 3, 2160
Waning Crescent
20.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
1:30 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.4%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2931
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 | 306.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 226.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 03m / -20.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.24° / -3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.14° / 5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.97° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| 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.