The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 4, 1940
Waning Crescent
23.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
1:42 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.8%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 210
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 | 301.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 233.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 52m / -14.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.89° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / -1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.54° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.