The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 4, 1984
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 AM
6:40 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 755
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 | 16.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 152.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 13m / -23.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.25° / -3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.57° / 5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.74° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.