The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 4, 1942
Waning Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 PM
8:59 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 235
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 | 203.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.0° / 324.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 15.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.98° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / 4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.03° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.