The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 4, 1922
Waxing Crescent
34.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
11:39 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.0%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -12
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 97.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 38m / -0.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.71° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.10° / -1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.20° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.