The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 4, 2055
Waxing Crescent
36.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 AM
11:48 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.6%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1633
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 | 74.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.9° / 96.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 00m / -3.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.56° / -3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.37° / 5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.94° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.