The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 4, 2040
Waning Gibbous
77.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 PM
11:15 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.0%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1447
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.1° / 293.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 59m / 12.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.29° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.84° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.70° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.