The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 4, 2090
Waxing Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
9:15 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2066
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 123.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 55m / -9.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.51° / 2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.43° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.43° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.