The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 4, 2044
Waxing Crescent
16.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
9:38 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1497
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 | 48.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 120.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 20m / -12.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.36° / -1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.71° / 3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.39° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.