The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 3, 2182
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
4:21 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3203
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 191.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 40m / -19.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.33° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.26° / -4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.92° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.4° |
| 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.