The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 4, 1990
First Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:56 AM
12:37 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 829
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 76.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 58m / 11.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.53° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.49° / -4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.54° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.