The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 3, 2185
Waxing Crescent
3.4% 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
8:59 AM
7:19 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3241
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 | 21.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 147.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -17.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.77° / 1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / -1.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.94° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| 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.