The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 4, 1949
Waxing Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
10:34 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 322
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 | 59.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 110.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 07m / -9.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.92° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.52° / 5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.03° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.