The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 4, 2073
Waning Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 AM
2:41 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1855
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 | 315.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.9° / 220.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 58m / -15.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.66° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.34° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.98° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.