The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 3, 2177
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
8:55 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3142
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 127.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 38m / -11.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.87° / 2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / -1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.25° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.