The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 4, 1969
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 PM
8:55 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 569
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 | 190.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 339.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 49m / 25.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.51° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.99° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.23° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.1° |
| 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.