The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 4, 1928
Waxing Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
5:05 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 62
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 | 146.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.4° / 27.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 21.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.41° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.95° / 1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.30° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.