The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 4, 2027
Waning Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
2:29 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1286
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 | 325.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.4° / 206.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 30m / -26.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.03° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.65° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.03° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.