The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 4, 2048
Waning Gibbous
88.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 PM
9:45 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.6%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1546
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 | 219.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 306.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 10.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.47° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.12° / 5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.10° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.