The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 4, 2093
First Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 PM
12:19 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2103
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.0° / 81.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 2.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.85° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.60° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.32° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.