The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 4, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 PM
6:22 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1843
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 7.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 58m / 18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.45° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.93° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.66° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 360.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.