The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 4, 2071
Waxing Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 AM
8:37 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1831
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 | 35.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 131.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 23m / -11.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.46° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.23° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.