The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 4, 1914
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
12:30 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -111
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 78.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 52m / 8.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.26° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.18° / -2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.57° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.