The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 4, 1951
Waning Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 AM
1:55 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 346
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 | 316.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 216.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 45m / -24.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.61° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.39° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.99° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.