The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 4, 1992
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
5:13 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 853
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 173.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 47m / -22.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.81° / 0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.67° / 0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.57° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.