The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 4, 2030
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
6:17 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1324
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 161.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 34m / -19.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.20° / 2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / -2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.80° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.