The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 4, 1987
Waxing Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
10:55 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 792
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 106.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 15m / -7.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.60° / -2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.03° / 4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.60° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.