The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 4, 2026
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 PM
9:11 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1274
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 | 197.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 331.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 22.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.98° / 3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / -3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.44° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.