The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 4, 2099
Waxing Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 PM
5:37 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2177
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 | 148.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.5° / 24.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 26.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.84° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.12° / -4.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.44° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.