The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 4, 2045
Waning Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 PM
9:10 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1509
Events on this date
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 330.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 24m / 21.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.96° / 2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.80° / -2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.24° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.