The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 4, 2004
Waxing Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 PM
5:26 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1002
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 | 147.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 25.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 24.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.32° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.16° / -1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.26° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.