The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 4, 2098
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
7:11 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2165
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 | 22.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 146.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 46m / -23.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.69° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.83° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.08° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.