The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 4, 2088
Waxing Gibbous
81.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 PM
3:37 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.4%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2041
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 | 128.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.9° / 45.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 24m / 17.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.16° / -0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / 1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.83° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.