The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 3, 2188
Waxing Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 AM
10:09 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3278
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 | 55.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 114.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 50m / -12.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.94° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.34° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.95° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.