The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
6:10 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1237
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 | 155.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 17.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 13m / 26.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.36° / 3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.95° / -3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.49° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.