The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 4, 2081
Waning Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 AM
1:04 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1954
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 | 298.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 233.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -19.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.87° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.93° / 5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.34° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.