The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 4, 2034
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 PM
7:20 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1373
Events on this date
-
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.2° / 352.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 54m / 17.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.90° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.13° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 200.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.