The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 4, 1939
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 PM
6:20 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 198
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 | 163.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.8° / 9.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 46m / 20.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.66° / -3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.82° / 5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.92° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.