The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 4, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 PM
6:37 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1472
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 | 160.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 12.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 35m / 27.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.51° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.71° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.