The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 4, 2046
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
2:54 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1521
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 | 331.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 201.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 56m / -27.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.83° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.84° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.