The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 4, 2028
First Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
12:03 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1299
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.7° / 82.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / 8.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.80° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.10° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.