The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 3, 2171
Waning Crescent
9.0% 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
5:07 AM
2:47 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3067
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 | 325.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 208.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 26m / -22.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.39° / -0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.45° / 2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.46° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.