The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 3, 2166
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
7:12 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3006
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 149.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -17.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.30° / 2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.04° / -2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.75° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.